The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-20
CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
Arrest Of Girl Pouble ia Cuba.
He Was Q Nsturalixed Citizen OF the
United States.
Why Blaine Was Not Endorsed at
the Saratoga Convention.
Annual Report OF Gov. Ross, OF
New MexIco, Submitted.
Mark decrease In the Population
Of the rerritsry-Terra Del
Fuego Explorations
CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
Arrest Of Girl Pouble in Cubs

WARRINGTON, September l9-Ssc.
Rotary Baysrd said last night tina.
he did not believe any international
complications could re,ut from the
conviction Of Grill Pouble by the Gu.
ban authorities. Pouble was Cuban
who returned to the island immedi.
ately after obtaining his ma .uraliz ition
papers, and was arrested for insur.
rectionsry conduct during the admin.
istration Of President Arthur. His
case had been diligently watched, I'M.
der the direction CT The Department OF
State, by the United States Consul
General TO Cuba. He had excellent
COUNSEL, and oil the United States
could do was to see that he obtained
justice under the laws Of Spain.
CAPT. NuLLxTT's SUICIDE.
Capt. ]. B. Mullett, Of the Revenue
Marine Service, who committed sui.
eide in San Francisco yesterday, was
brother OF ex-supervislng Architect
Mullett. He was on an eighteen
months leave Of absence on account
OF acute melsncholis, csuted by
malaria contracted In the service.
Some time sgo Capt Mullett was sta
TONED at Mobile, and after his return
fro a, that alaItor ha ~ 90. ~ =. - -
D.. Godding, Of 1t. L cate 10 Hos.
pltal for the Iusane; surgeon General
HamiltoJ, Of the Marine Hospital
Service, and DR.. Murphy, OF the %.
lumbis Hospital, who found that he
was suffering from acute mslaucholia,
and recommended that he be placed in
quiet asylum. He imnrov, q, how.
ever, durlnv HE stay a. Washington,
aud as his family were averie TO put
ting him In an asy lum, he was allowed
to 20 West to yieit his brother, and aft.
erward went 10 San Francisco 10 at
tend 10 private busineas. His friends
have feared Tor some time that his
mslsdy would end In suicide.
BLANKS IsDomKnKSr.
A Washington reporter Of lhe
World interviewed William Walter
Phelpe yesterday In regard to the
state nent recently made that he he'd
tried 10 get the Republican conven.
ton ut Saratoga to indorse Blame.
Being asked II there was any truth in
the story, he said: mo. Neither
Bisine, myself, nor any oil his friends
wanted the endorsement now. II 10
Q year ahead. When the time comes
he will get it--at least II the next
convention has the same sympathy,
When joking illusions were made In
Senator Hiscock's parlor, where vss
gathered most OF the leaders of the
convention. TO this absurd story aaid
Senator Hiscock, Il suspect there Ia
no doubt, gentlemeu, II Mr.. Phelos
went In ana offered the resolution
indoreing Mr.. Blaine this convention
would pass II by an overwhelming
ms Drity.' There was cheerful cor.
robJTalon and no di sent in parlor
No. i, WHERE the incident occurred"
NJ Phelps told tho reporter thal Mr.
Blaine did not wan tho nomination In
1888, aud that bis Tread, were doing
Absolutely nothing TO secure his
Mr.. Pbelps coneiders
Mr.. Cleveland the weakest candidate
the Democrats could select, bat vet
believes that he will head their ticket,
CONDITION OF NEW MEXICO.
Gov. Roas, Of New M.xleo, IA
his annual report 10 the Score.
larry Of the Interior, s,ys that
there has been marked Inorea,s
m the population Of the Terri. |
DRY during ,ns lAt Tow years. The
census OF 1885 elbows a
population Of 1874 l4l, q gain OF l4b70
IN five years. The Governor Ia of the
opinion that nearly that number In
has been added during the
past two years. The rate OF taxation
.1r ali purposes 10 less than 2 per cent
The report states that the method of
assessment OF the tax and Its collection
. very imperfect, and on this account,
N well as on account OF the increasing
the Territory 10 falling
MO debt, a condition which can be
corrected only by congressional sane
'ion u q special session Of the Terri.
orial Legislature convened for that
purpose. The report says that during
he first bali Of the fiscal year
.l4l entries Of public lands, aggre.
fating l62, 800 acres, were made. The
3overnor renews his former recon.
nenda,ion that the bill adopted by the
ioule OF Representatives at the last
easion OF Congress, for the settlement
! titlss TO land under Spanish and
Mexican grants, be made law. The
ePori states that, owing to the occu.
'a,ionloi the and for agricultural pur.